El Salvador vs Uganda: External debt stocks, total

El Salvador
24.96 billion DOD, current US$
in 2024
Uganda
20.53 billion DOD, current US$
in 2024
El Salvador rank
45th
Uganda rank
48th

External debt stocks, total over time

  • El Salvador
  • Uganda
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How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 24.96 billion DOD, current US$ against 20.53 billion DOD, current US$ in Uganda, a difference of 4.43 billion DOD, current US$.

That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.2 times Uganda's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was El Salvador ahead.

El Salvador ranks 45th and Uganda ranks 48th of 121 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 5 and Uganda in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Uganda Difference Ahead
1970s 526.11 million DOD, current US$ 264.83 million DOD, current US$ 261.28 million DOD, current US$ El Salvador
1980s 1.78 billion DOD, current US$ 1.31 billion DOD, current US$ 467.77 million DOD, current US$ El Salvador
1990s 2.67 billion DOD, current US$ 3.35 billion DOD, current US$ 679.05 million DOD, current US$ Uganda
2000s 8.43 billion DOD, current US$ 3.32 billion DOD, current US$ 5.12 billion DOD, current US$ El Salvador
2010s 15.05 billion DOD, current US$ 8.49 billion DOD, current US$ 6.56 billion DOD, current US$ El Salvador
2020s 21.57 billion DOD, current US$ 20.05 billion DOD, current US$ 1.52 billion DOD, current US$ El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt stocks, total, El Salvador or Uganda?
El Salvador, at 24.96 billion DOD, current US$ against 20.53 billion DOD, current US$ in Uganda as of 2024.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, total between El Salvador and Uganda?
4.43 billion DOD, current US$, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Uganda?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do El Salvador and Uganda rank globally for external debt stocks, total?
El Salvador ranks 45th and Uganda ranks 48th of 121 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$)
Unit
DOD, current US$
Source
International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
133 places, 6,444 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

Total external debt is debt owed to nonresidents repayable in currency, goods, or services. Total external debt is the sum of public, publicly guaranteed, and private nonguaranteed long-term debt, use of IMF credit, and short-term debt. Short-term debt includes all debt having an original maturity of one year or less and interest in arrears on long-term debt. Data are in current U.S. dollars.